Diet members' monthly communication, transport, and accommodation allowance
Abbreviation of 文書通信交通滞在費. A specific monthly allowance for Japanese Diet members to cover postage, communication, transportation, and accommodation costs. Used in political and news contexts.
See also: 文書通信交通滞在費
Disclosure of how the communication allowance is used is being debated.
国会議員には毎月文通費が支給される。
Diet members receive a monthly communication allowance.
Full official name of the allowance; 文通費 is the common abbreviation.
Abbreviation of 文書通信交通滞在費, literally 'document, communication, transport, and stay expenses'.